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@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:33 PM

Sumping for the weekend?

Unreleased Profanes.

youtu.be/ImV7hzZpa2o

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#nationaliseutilities
#dirtywater

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:29 AM

Shoved in front of a camera in the early hours, after playing a gig the night before, not ideal.
Presenter was a smarmer charmer.
Did he end up on children's TV? I think he might have.

David 'Lemon Drops' Newton pressed record on the VHS.

youtu.be/YrQuyDJ689A

#bennyprofane

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 6:33 PM

Curse the meat.

youtu.be/t2Wj64ziM6M

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#prague

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 7:35 AM

A rather fruity review from Edna in the Liverpool Poly Shout magazine.
Read it in the ALT.

Ernie Woo!

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#erniewoo

EXTRA! EXTRA! IT'S NOT JUST MUSIC. IT'S ART(?) In two classic sets taken at breakneck speed, a sellout crowd saw Benny Profane confirm beyond doubt all the promise they've shown for so long Returning to the Monro to play for their old mentor Ernie Woo (remember that epic week week in June? no nor do I) the Profanes dug deep in their bulging bucket of songs to thrash out golden oldies like "Recoil" and "Hang Fire from their much sought-after "Where is Pig EP, with, as ever, wealth of new material. Set one: and Accident prone sets the pace as several hundred happy punters pack the room wall to wall and settle to some Kamikaze Drinking. By "Here Comes The Floor", them music lovers is a foot-tappin' and a eartwitching (there ain't no room to dance, see) fit to bust Great! "Frying Ants" and "Hit Me With A Wild Thing" two of the newys here excellent both. Set two: there's now maybe a thousand eager, if wobbly, bodies packed around the stage: drums become guitars and we're off again, louder and dafter than ever. Suddenly the pace slows to a crawl, and a new song, "A Cage For Two instantly memorable (I think that was the one) and surely a classic of the eighties? The audience stands transfixed then it's back to 100 miles per with "Stitch That"... and on, to "Beam Me Up" and a deafening SHOUT(sick) of "encore!" What a night! Wouldn't have missed it for the world. Now you may get the impression that I'm a fan of Benny Profane: not so I'm a Rolf Harris girl myself. But even to my skeptical mind, there can be little doubt that this is THE live band of 1987. Catch the Profanes (if you're quick) at the Haigh on Saturday Dec. 13th and failing that, at the Cafe Berlin on New Year's Eve Edna Reason
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 5:37 AM

I got the big beat
I hear the sound

Big Mouth Shut

2min max

hearthis.at/josephmckech...

#bennyprofane
#liverpool

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 12:42 PM

Ahh yes.

17/03/1986.

The one where, after the gig, I was escorted from the Dü dressing room for following Bob around with my guitar & singing Quo at him. I didn't/don't know any Quo.

#bennyprofane
#huskerdü
#liverpooluniversity
#statusquo
#mistsoftime

Flyer for a Husker Dü/Benny Profane gig at Liverpool University. Includes NME/Sounds single of the week reviews for 'Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely'. Ahh yes. 17/03/1986. The one where, after the gig, I was escorted from the Dü dressing room for following Bob around with my guitar & singing Quo at him. I didn't/don't know any Quo. #bennyprofane #huskerdü #liverpooluniversity #statusquo #mistsoftime
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM

From the first Benny Profane studio recording.
Still a trio, with Will Sergeant helping out.
Here he is, playing his guitar backwards forwards sideways, & tooting on his harmonica.

Speed It Likes Best [1985]
hearthis.at/josephmckech...

Photos: Robert Ward

#bennyprofane
#willsergeant
#billywhizz

Robert Ward's photos of Benny Profane recording our first studio session, pictured, Becky Stringer, Will Sergeant, Joe Mckechnie, that's me. Still a 3 piece of Dave, Becky & I, so I asked Will to play some guitar, which he did, effortlessly, on four songs. Here he is, playing his guitar backwards forwards sideways, & tooting on his harmonica. Speed It Likes Best [1985] https://hearthis.at/josephmckechnie/benny-profanespeed-it-likes-best Photos: Robert Ward #bennyprofane #willsergeant #billywhizz
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 1:58 PM

Look Back In Amber.

youtu.be/IzGfljGlnPo

#bennyprofane
#musicpress
#nineteenninety
#nme
#sounds
#melodymaker

Bunch of music press reviews Benny Profane live/studio/charts. 1990 Eric & Ernie as ever .MELODY MAKER, March 3 1990 BENNY PROFANE/DUMB LUCK CHARM Imaginary BENNY Profane must have needed their Sahara-dry sense of humour recently. While their records have been kept off the shelves by a series of business disasters, the Liverpool quartet have been forced to sit back and watch mediocrities prosper with simpler versions of their vision. "Timebomb", for instance, with its deliciously cheap and nasty keyboards, is Inspiral Carpets for the thinking fan, a tale of everyday terror. "Beam Me Up" is half thrash and half eerie white rap, with singer Dave Jackson listing some of the more exotic perils of junk food over a galloping pulsebeat. Not all of "Dumb Luck Charm" is so inventive. Last year's "Trapdoor Swing" was a dazzling debut, but that doesn't justify repeating its formula as closely as they have on much of this LP. Some of what's been added to that formula is obviously derivative; there are generous measures of Velvety splintered guitar and low, rumbling percussion. But Benny Profane still leave 95 per cent of the competition looking dim and tongue-tied. Favourite themes like drunkenness and violence are treated with corrosive wit, a few new areas are explored, and on occasions the result is something wonderful and unprecedented. "Maureen" is a marvellous Mekons-like psycho-country waltz about wasted lives and domestic loathing. "Everything" gallops along, powered by increasingly berserk guitar, while Jackson elegantly describes a case of pathological consumerism. Best of all is the astonishing "Perfect Girl", a luscious but barbed ballad allegedly written for Roy Orbison - who sadly died before he got round to recording it. Few singers could stand up to the comparison-but ace crooner Jackson effortlessly conjures up the vital vibrato. With live dates supporting the Bunnymen imminent, could this be the year the world notices the brilliance of Benny Profane? DAVE JENNINGSBENNY PROFANE 'Dumb Luck Charm' DESPITE THE critical acclaim afforded their 'Trapdoor Swing' debut last summer, Benny Profane have largely been overlooked since their formation from the ashes of popular Liverpool shamblers The Room. This newly-expanded sextet's greatest attribute is their adroitness in writing a set of distinct scenarios which sum up the quirks of daily life as tightly as the best of British sitcoms. Whether tackling lean, tasty pop escapades like the surging, Hammond-imbued beat group feel of 'Time Bomb' or the elegant, yet incurably frail 'Perfect Girl'. Surprises are plentiful but two songs are outstanding. 'Beam Me Up' mutates through chameleon hues from a Fall-enhanced pop rampage to a fascinating sprawl akin to a mini rival on the Velvets' 'The Gift', Jackson's raging dialogue meanwhile stabbing at James Brown ("...get up, stay on the scene...like a PSYCHOPATH!) over frantic, spurting chords from six-string sages Robin Surtees and Joe Mckechnie. Weirder still, are the lilting, Parisian strains of 'Maureen', enriched with accordions and fiddle. Tim Peacock/Sounds 24/02/1990 Live Review - Benny Profane should be kings by now instead of gentlemen (and one lady) in waiting. This injustice seems to fuel Dave Jackson's dexterous voice, adding venom to an already aggressive vocal manner. Coupled with the band's clear pop harmony, it truly is a sound for sore ears. An alcoholic theme seeps through the set, dripping devilishly during "Man On The Sauce". A tale of love lost and vomit, "sprayed through your nose", it directly confronts the social myths of Britain's favourite drug. The song that really captures the essence of BP is "Everything". Supercharged guitars with no need for overdrive spiral crystal clear, while Jackson's heartfelt plea shatters through on a killer chorus. It's the natural indie retort to 10 years of Thatcher-crap. ZANE/MELODY MAKER 17/03/1990
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 11:11 AM

Benny Profane - Rob A Bank
[Royal Court, Liverpool Sunday 18th December 1988]

#bennyprofane
#philnicholls
#seftonpark

hearthis.at/josephmckech...

Profanes picture sat in Liverpool's Sefton Park. We were sat on the path leading up to the then growing wild Palm House, different story now, neat & tidy. This photo was used on an LP sleeve, which LP you ask, as is your right. Benny Profane - Rob A Bank [Royal Court, Liverpool Sunday 18th December 1988] #bennyprofane #philnicholls #seftonpark https://hearthis.at/josephmckechnie/benny-profanerob-a-bankliverpoolroyal-courtthe-fall-tourdec-1988joe-mckechnie-rework32026082026
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 3:18 PM

The times, the space, the time slip.

Cafe Berlin, Bold Street, Liverpool. Late 80s.

#bennyprofane
#cafeberlin
#liverpool

Poster for a Benny Profane gig in Cafe Berlin, Bold Street, Liverpool. Late 80s. Hell DefinedListing poster inc a Benny Profane gig in Cafe Berlin, Bold Street, Liverpool. Late 80s. Listing includes Kit, Bodines, Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets & Laugh. Poster for a Benny Profane gig in Cafe Berlin, Bold Street, Liverpool. Late 80s. Exorcise!Poster for a Benny Profane gig in Cafe Berlin, Bold Street, Liverpool. Late 80s.
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 10:12 PM

Live Royal Court, Liverpool Sunday 18th December 1988
hearthis.at/josephmckech...

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#liverpoolroyalcourt
#thefall

HEY YOU WITH THE HEAD LIKE A SMUGGLERS PARROT! BENNY PROFANE + BARBEL TUESDAY 3RD NOVEMBER THE MARDI: BOLD ST FOR FAUST SAKE £TWO£
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 6:47 AM

Dan White Hostess Twinkie Blues
Shot dead Harvey Milk & the Mayor.

youtu.be/4-_CnW0dH2E

#bennyprofane
#harveymilk
#georgemoscone
#mistsoftime

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassi...

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 5:11 PM

Early/Late Profanes.

The photo of Becky became the front cover of our first record, the 'Where Is Pig?' EP.
Photo: Terry Keenan

Joe onstage in Liverpool's Cosmos Club 1990, the year we stopped.
Photo: Jim Kutler

#bennyprofane
#thomaspynchon
#pigbodine

Early Profanes. This photo of Becky sat on a television became the front cover of our first record, the 'Where Is Pig?' EP. Photo: Terry KeenanLate Profanes Joe onstage in Liverpool's Cosmos Club 1990, the year we stopped. Becky & drummer Liam Rice in the background. Photo: Jim Kutler
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 4:19 AM

Unreleased Profanes

youtu.be/zlQ2RCXFjMU

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#munich

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 6:17 PM

I read the news today, oh boy
Four, five indie dancers in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though their moves were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many moves it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to

Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
vimeo.com/1228063399

#bennyprofane

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 1:03 PM

#bennyprofane
#melodymaker
#paulmathur

BENNY PROFANE/MELODY MAKER 26/09/1987 THERE are few things worse in life than standing chest-to-toe with boring indie fan pillocks, all Brian Jones haircuts and mumbles about lan Curtis dying for you. And yet, three times in two weeks, I found myself drawn to some of London's less salubrious dens of iniquity for a group called BENNY PROFANE. Irony? They've got it by the short and curlies, matey. As the violent flowers and earthly pleasures exploded over the Liverpool of the decade's turn, a band called The Room tugged at the heart strings but ended up clutching at coat-tails, their peculiarly calm rumblings somehow never BIG enough for the tumbling scenery. These days they're Benny Profane and they're staring out the sun. Benny Profane's new single "Devil Laughing" does everything that guitar-based rowdiness should, resisting the insufferable coyness that sucks their peers into sticky guttersnipery. "Credulous As Hell" and "Stitch That" take urban paranoia and twist it into the kind of blackly absurd drama that Joseph Heller or Peter Carey might come up with. The name is itself taken from a massive tome by Thomas Pynchon, the world's most spirited communicator of the Entropy Theory, the theory that posits the universe as made up of constantly dynamic forces. The Big Bang sends everything spiralling outwards, inevitably to tug apart into oblivion. Benny Profane are surfing the entropic wave with no little style. They've all read the weighty novel, except for bassist Becky who gave up eight pages from the end of its quarter of a million words because she "got bored". At the moment Benny Profane are struggling to free themselves from operating in the kind of environment where they have to drive back to Liverpool after each London gig, and where wet liberals tell them to play quieter at benefits. Two months ago they busked for an old drunk who bought them a Guinness. Benny Profane write about churches, drinking, junk food, politics and madness. PAUL MATHURTHERE are few things worse in life than standing chest-to-toe with boring indie fan pillocks, all Brian Jones haircuts and mumbles about lan Curtis dying for you. If we are to believe the lunatic Sutherland's pub philosophising about irony being that what separates Man from Beast, then the person who rushes out to buy hand-printed singles is no more and no less than a boulder. And yet, three times in two weeks, I found myself drawn to some of London's less salubrious dens of iniquity for a group called BENNY PROFANE. Irony? They've got it by the short and curlies, matey. As the violent flowers and earthly pleasures exploded over the Liverpool of the decade's turn, a band called The Room tugged at the heart strings but ended up clutching at coat-tails, their peculiarly calm rumblings somehow never BIG enough for the tumbling scenery. These days they're Benny Profane and they're staring out the sun. Benny Profane's new single "Devil Laughing" does everything that guitar-based rowdiness should, resisting the insufferable coyness that sucks their peers into sticky guttersnipery. "Credulous As Hell" and "Stitch That" take urbanparanoia and twist it into the kind of 7 blackly absurd drama that Joseph Heller or Peter Carey might come up with. The name is itself taken from a massive tome by Thomas Pynchon, the world's most spirited communicator of the Entropy Theory, the theory that posits the universe as made up of constantly dynamic forces. The Big Bang sends everything spiralling outwards, inevitably to tug apart into oblivion. Benny Profane are surfing the entropic wave with no little style. They've all read the weighty novel, except for bassist Becky who gave up eight pages from the end of its quarter of a million words because she "got bored". At the moment Benny Profane are struggling to free themselves from operating in the kind of environment where they have to drive back to Liverpool after each London gig, and where wet liberals tell them to play quieter at benefits. Two months ago they busked for an old drunk who bought them a Guinness. Benny Profane write about churches, drinking, junk food, politics and madness. Love their lugubrious visions, but next time YOU buy the Guinness. - PM WRITER: PAUL MATHUR
@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 2:14 PM

The Big Oh.

hearthis.at/14689397/

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#royorbison

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 4:30 AM

Give me an S
& give me an H
Now gimme me a C.

youtu.be/9cd5S94I6es

#bennyprofane
#liverpool
#pinkmoon

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 19, 2026, 5:36 PM

Benny Profane - First Peel Session

hearthis.at/14683903/

It took us a while before we got our first Peel Session, but as you'll hear on the recording, John really liked it.

Taped from the radio on cassette, a rather ragged recording.

#bennyprofane
#johnpeel
#bbcradio
#peelsession

@bennyprofane8590.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 1:33 PM

Unreleased Profanes.

Jerky Jesus in Blackburn.

vimeo.com/1228063399

#bennyprofane
#jerkedtojesus
#thenightofthehunter
#jimkutler

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